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Within each craft, there was a massive library. The Terror carried 1,200 volumes, while the Erebus had 1,700. The assortment of books included narratives of early Arctic explorations, as well as the Dickens classic, Nicholas Nickleby.
Also aboard the ships were mahogany writing desks, research instruments and a camera. The camera was a fairly new invention and Franklin's expedition was one of the very first voyages to carry one.
Unfortunately, even with the iron re-enforcements, the thick ice was too much for the Terror and the Erebus. According Inuit witnesses, the Terror and the Erebus sank south of Gjoa Haven. Due to the icy waters of the Arctic, the vessels' artifacts and the ships themselves are most likely perfectly preserved in their watery graves.
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